Spent a little solo time in the shed last night and made a video.

I am sad to announce that my father passed away in the early hours of Friday morning.

He was a great fan of the layout, and would come in every time he was here and try and spot what I had done to it.

You were a good man, Dad, a very good man.

And I loved you.

I have decided that a new, smaller project may be the way to overcome my current hiatus. I will be able to get back to drawing plans on shop receipt's, cutting wood and the basics again.

Something a little daring, and different. I am not even sure I can get it to work, so there is a press embargo until it is up and running............

Olly

Mojo is severely lacking. The layout is officially "on ice". The stock has been removed and everything under a dust cover.

Sorry.

When is it acceptable to plan to the demolition of a layout and start looking at a replacement?

Just thinking.

Balconies added

I have been busy with real life lately, and have not had much time for the layout. I have been thinking about and planning a block of flats for behind the station. I have made a start in the building structure itself and a basic placement photo. 

The lift up section along the back straight has aways seemed a little bland. One of the kids commented that there was not any water on the layout, so thought that there was an opportunity:

I could not resist placing the scene before all the glue dried to get a feel for it: